Editing OS-9 (section)

==Name conflicts and court decisions==
In 1999, nineteen years after the first release of OS-9, [[Apple Computer]] released [[Mac OS 9]]. Microware sued Apple that year for trademark infringement,<ref name="Register1999">{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Tony|title=OS-9 developer sues Apple over MacOS 9|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/09/03/os9_developer_sues_apple_over/|access-date=June 1, 2014|work=The Register UK|publisher=Situation Publishing|date=September 3, 1999}}</ref> although a judge ruled that there would be little chance for confusion between the two. Some Macintosh users who are unaware of Microware's lesser known OS-9 have posted to the comp.os.os9 newsgroup not realizing what OS-9 is.

In 2001, [[RadiSys Corporation|RadiSys]] purchased [[Microware]] to acquire the Intel [[IXP1200|IXP-1200]] network processor resources. This acquisition infused Microware with capital and allowed Microware to continue OS-9 development and support.

On February 21, 2013, Microware LP (a partnership formed by Freestation of Japan, Microsys Electronics of Germany and RTSI LLC of the USA) announced that they signed an Asset Purchase Agreement to buy the rights to the names Microware, OS-9 and all assets from [[RadiSys Corporation|RadiSys]].